The Sun. — London, England, 1808-10-26 00:00:00

f „ OXING. , being a sby and ver y goo d fighter, ,and one, to u s e , . t, ,4 , ltp phrase ,in an elegint technical Way, tvh6 is the most perfect glutton in,the boxi,ng list. There were, some few who backed Gregson freely,_ thl.-. sup ! . positoin that Crh could not hit hard enough to scat his aklversary. The battle lasted 36 minutes. ' • Tho,•grand, match between Crib and Gregson, for a stake of. 50.0 guineas, was decided yesterday at, MonlseV Hurst, in A . thirty feet roped ring, in the presence of 'great' a number' of ipeaators.as ever ass''mhled.ona similaroceasion . .- It was made known, nu Menday abernoon, that Moulsey wetild be the snot for the grand ; and the sports of the day proved abundantly diverting, inasmuch as the b.„,"l'les between Crib and Gregson, an d C ro pl e y and 410h:her, were most admired specimens of skill and courage: T he.heating Gregsorpreceived a few months since theat hands of Gully, spurred him on to be tenfold s°lie itons 'combat, and on' ajor Morgan, 1115 forme r backer, declining to give tits patronage, the Marquis of Tweedale stepped forward as patron for.i‘ combat; againsi•Crib, who was backed by r• Methuen, Esq. At half past twelve o'clock, the • en niPany.havine„formed a ring round a roped one of . 3° feet, the champions appeared and prepared ,for battle. '-Gully and Gibbons seconded Crib, and Jinn Bele4t and Richman seconded -Gregson. Precise betting, as we stated yesterday, .was five to four on Crib, but there were more persons desirous of betting the ochf s than of takine. At' a quarter before one . the combatants set to, and stria silence prevailed. THE BATTLE. two E. The instant Crib shook hands, he stepped back. j o Y ace sand'put himself in-attitude ; a• short sparring fol. assa u l t; ; whilst anxious solicitude prevailed to witnees the first Gregson attempted it with his left hand at an ill judged distance, which, of course, fell short ' • Crib attempt ed followed- Both fell;-Crib undermost:. • • - 2. C r ib hi t hi s adversary r i ght and . le f t on the body, and Pt away. Gregson followed courageously, but could not Place a-blow, and in closing. Crib tell on his knees. 3. This mind. produced first blood, and first knack down. Gregson made a courageous attempt to hit his adversary, who got away and put in a very severe left-handed facer, the effects bethich caused a constant effusion -of blood duri ng the cern. Gregson rather intemperately made one of his tremen !coin left-handed blows at Crib's neck, which forunately eold only partially, or it was the opinion that Cribcould not have com e again. He however rallied and knocked down his adversary.-.vi to ron Crib. 4. A smart rally was commenced by Gregson, but Crib had decidedly the best of it, although he received a harm` round hit under the ear. Gregson kept following, the other retreating ; and this being a mode of fighting which Crib • excel s in, he dexterously managed, at every retreating step, to put in a left.h an d e d f acer; an d G regs on'S coura g e led him on his face resembled a red mask, and he fell, apparently - stupified. • S• Crib, in making play, fell on a blow. ' 6 * This r o u n d re d uc ed ihe odds again to the original start dare is distance in this round,. and a first /it 'report juv e e which Crib received from his adversary's left hand was so tremendous, that he was glaringly abroad and stupified, and had Greg' 's knowledge of boxing been equal to his s trength and ceuraec, Crib must have beeen beat out of time ; 11 oflatter kept getting away, apparently desirous of . -n'stung the roun'd ; whilst Gregson followed, and, for want of knoWledge, gave away this opportunity of winning the light, by searring instead of hitting:however, re. treat e d to the tones, and Was obliged to sustain another rally *such to his disadvantage before he could close the round, and he was bear off his legs.—Betting as at setting to. e 7- Crie appeared with a hideous temple and head, which he had been complimented with in the rally, and Gregson 'as bleeding copiously from the -mouth and nose. They 'here both hit to a stand-still in a rally—Crib was thrown. 8 - Cregson made play, but again ill-judged his distance, a, a nd Crib p ut i n hi s f avour i te l e f t -ha n d e d hit on t h e sore ''"'"utb; Gregson oat so much abroad and wild, that he closed 'on his adveisare, and gave him a casual and heavy cross-buttock.—Two to One on Crib. •This round chewed very unfavourable symptoms, and "iregson's friend- were alive to his -distress. His nature 'closed hint angrily to keep following Crib, who was at his - Pine of retreat, and he was punished with facers in a manner *lto rendered It doubtful about his coming again. He was bea t Into a state 'of stupidity, and felf . oll his keen without the powe r o f gett i ng .up a l on e.—Three - to one on Crib. fTo. Crib coutintrid his suCcessfuhc.areer until it required a udge to tell which was the more fatigued. Both fell on their ere an i bu nee t w s fraternal hug, ' , offensive rally, and they had a re so exhausted, that each laid himself down with fa tigue. z r. Both apPeareel shy, to cover wind, and after an irre plar clos e , b oth fell. y, re 12. Each Seem e d to have recovered his wind to 4 cereant degree, and one o f the most o b st i nate ala i sanguinary roundsen materiallyf G materially to the advantage Oregson. .At thebattle ended ma the commenaement of the rally a tr mendous hit wit from. i_xelsoll wa s a b out an inch or two front distance , or it must h ave vanquished Crib. Gre gso n feroci o u s ly m aintained the 2 11 ) , , arid planted t wo o f hi s hi ts on C r ib' s h ea d an d body, which left him again abroad. Crib was ultimately thrown. II') 4 nn Crib. l., de - The f ormer round produced such faces as no words can sa i l , ;ibe, and th e com b atants o b st i nate l y stoo d an d hi tcac h E. until . G regson was knocked 5 4 Another long and obstinately contested round. Greg neused every effort for superiority, but Crib bad recoveied ;l i r e rigth and wind, G regson's knees tailed him in the end of lik e r °unti, and he-fell on his hands and scratched the grass lna n ' illebriated • rtOc S h a e . C rib heat hi s a dv ersa ry to a stand s till, and there was his I. on c e left fo r G re , son Be fell again, and tried to get on --•••e• 16 4 . 1 /e c es, in sto t. SITEERNF.CS, Ocr. 25.—Sailed the Deptford, with, not b e • rib received a chance hit on the head at setting to, ..a?d'i recruits • for the division of Roal Marines at ma suffi c i ent ly str o ng t o avo id i t , an d he fell. y t . 0 , 17 ,, , , ,t . 5, and t o , G regson sum m o ned a rally in each of these Woolwich. - c re but both were too embarrassed to- stay, long, and - • - Phis being the Anniversary of the Accession.• of / tan g'(",i !nal another decided advantage by hitting dotyn his be t e._ 'file battle at this time waS something resembling that our , Most. Gracious Sovereign .to the Throne, the e eg irn, Qregson and Gulley at Newmarket. It was he who. saino was observed here by the Royal Standard ,heing. or l , o l l . , ant a good hit, or he favoured by nature for a militate ek r ea env i board the Nanzur, Adiniral NVELL.S, and Pettiti g was again reduced to t to t. • G feSted i, b ,ulitl in which the bottom of the combatahts maul,' : ,Ur e art isms. .At twelve,o'clock the Garrison sa . run i n %Ore clearly than ill any dunce the:o,4lo. They- ititot(L.alid at one each Man of War at the Nore did I)ower to .. . each other, and met like two:drunken men.without the same. It being the 'only finoday we have had 21. No . It. Each fell irregularly. 7 blo %v-struck fircgson ft - 11 at setting fo._ ; for a considerable time, this place. exhibited an ap -22 , Th e blob,;, combatants raised ano!het rally, and exchanged pearance of gaiety /, t not often witnessed here. 'ecblYe Crib was knocked, or rath e r boted down,- and • 0 t was that li6 did not come again. 2 3- Coe put m twoslight hits at i-ecti ng , and closing fol_ lowed again. A trial of streneth took place-in a wrestle; apd 'Gregson recLivecta heavy tall ; he was, however, put again 'Upon his seco n d' s k nee ; b ut on time being called, lie•was• linable to stand, the fall having seriously injured him. It Nees probably the happiest inoment of Crib's life, who had lust aiiimatien enough to hear the news, In speaking of this battle, it is very difficult to de tide which Of- these men proved the most courage o - -s• If it be compared, it resembles that at New..." Mari. ' • - eet more than any other on record, in a saugui ll'q point of Gregson has sustained quite as and li unury as in his former combats with Gully, so n s ...r it) is to all appearance as badly beaten as Greg i;n bo, the latter, however, is - as, nerfea a novice at. 4 0 . 44 0 h i• bas when he first exhibited. His. wit of 111 in thi s b a ttl e was precisely his original one,. tin th oot, as in his last battle with Gully, attempting „ P'lrade or-studied manner. Crib was neverse ‘..-. ure of thono,k , beating him until the battle was over; al karegson was several times beat to a stand , still, yet he recovered his wind at intervals, and . Maintained the contest with wonderful courage. He P r oved himself, as before, a very: bad judge of his distance—a thing • I ether man. necessary for him more than any In rallying he has but one hit, and if t hat first,hit h appens not to stnp if y hi s a d versary , l e • ig 163 t in the rally, for he even . fights back lan ded, thrtiwa his . hands behind him, and his na ture being so good, it leads bins into difficulties Where a half cur would notatand to be hit. His o~only • • per-e6tion is that of hitting harder than any u ct ( t - a 'er man with his left hand, when it happens by so k ne e that he get s hiS r i g h t di stance , o f w hi c h h e i s bad • a Judge. Crib fuught him at. great odds, he TORBAY, OCT. 24.—Sdi1ed — his Majesty's Ship Garnett for Portsmouth. Arrived his nijesty's Ship Mediator fro . m . Li§bon, and Brilliant .t. , n a cruize ; and remain with the Channel Flet, &c. as per-last. •-• Sincin?...,---Yesterday morning , a young . man, named Alexander, a' native 'of Prussia, who was cop, fined in the King's Bench Prison for debt, threw himself Over a three 'pair of stair's. window, and was killed upon the Spot. His Either, 'who was a re speaable Merchant in Berlin, having extensive deal,. ings with different Merch Hits in this Country, be ,eatne embarrassed in his circiimstans through the Decrees of BUONAPARTE, and his son can 30. this Country with the intention of recovering such debts as were due to his father, but. he had no sooner bnded than he was arrested, at the suit of a creditor, and had remained in confinement upwards of fifteen months. An alarming fire broke out about nine o'clock last night in a carpenter's yard, Brook-itxect,Shad well. We have not learned the extent of the da mage. CORN.EXCHANGE, OCT. 26.—The continuance of contrary winds prevents, arriyals—Wheat is in short supply, and the Sales made fully maintain Monday's. advance; Rye is dearer ; Barley and Malt likewise in short. supply, and full as dear; White Pease rather cheaper ;_ strEtli. Old 13eans _in demand, and very tew here ; the supplies of QAti are.also wort ; ; Flow, at I4st plus. YOUNG BELCHER AND CROPLEY. . . • This was, perhaps, the veriest boxing match that has been seen for some years, w here the - real scietiCe cff the art of boxing was exhibited in every superior de r , gree. Theseat of adion may be truly called !belie/dry', lood. The• battle being even of a more sanguinary- , nature than the former, and the combatants of as de- , '• termmed a bottom as ever were pitted. • - They were to have fought a , match of fifty, .but Cropley's backer did not appear, and consequently a. purse of fifty was the objet of the battle. ft was a contest which excited much interest—Dutch Sam had beaten them both. • 'At setting-to bets were 7 to . 4 on Belcher, and but few takers, as the odds were too long to be sought after, and there were no takers to any thing less. The battle consisted in obstinate rallying fighting,- but to the advantage of 13elcher frOm the beginning to the end, although Cropley once brought the match to even betting in about the tenth round. Belcher beat his adversary in a safe cautious manner. Cropley, although supposed to be as good a boxer, has a knack of giving his head, when he hits, a manner perhaps better suited to 13elcher's scientific mode of fighting than any other. - Belcher seldom made play, and availed himself of this natural fault of Cropley's, by waiting pnd.stopping him, and put ting in a facer. In this cautious. manner Belcher van .quished his adversary without sustaining any very' serious beating, and he put in at least a hundred• hard blows on Cropley's face, during a hAffie which . lasted fifty-six minutes, and in which thirty-four: rounds were fought. .Cropley bled constantly in torrents, during the whole combat, from every part of the head, and maintained a furious confikt until' he was beat blind, and to a stote of stupefaCtion.- - Mendoza and Dutch Sam seconded Belcher, and Jones and Dick Hall seconded Cropley. Another battle was fought, between Dogherty and a man of the name of Powell, for a purse.-- This battle, which lasted an hour and a half, was aIS6 well &Vested, and won by Dogherty. Thus ended a day which may be considered as having al fordrd as much amusement to the amateurs as any on record. NAViL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.—His Majesty's Ship Le Tigre is ordered to Lisbon, with specie, and will sail the first fair wind. Yesterday arrived at the Motherbank, and was put under quarantine, the Thames Frigate, the Hon. G. G. WALDEGRAVIC, and the Nile Cutter, Lieut." Syind:vs, 37 days from the Mediterranean, with a large convoy of Merchant Ships; among which are the 4/lion, HAMILTON; Philehe, 'DELANO ; John, ; Anna, ; Hero, Quiwros , Catherine, ; 4mi, CALDWELL ; St. George, W tirr Primrose, --, - abd Ocean, -- w i t h severa l other Merchant Ships and Transports, and six or seven Italian Ships.—The above Ships are all bound to London, and the moment a convoy is appointed will sail immediately for the Downs. DOVER, OCT. ^5 .-Three French Privateers iiiere off here last evening, and captured a foreign Hoy. dune, of • Grenada, Captam 'ATTE EN, from London for Grenada, With the loss 0 11„, emiti f, .and two anchors and cables._ . YAUMOUTIi, OCT. 25.—Yesterday, P. M. arrived the 4ucklan(l, Captain DrANE, from Gattenburgh, with Mails and Passengers. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 24.--Arrived the Akm'ene Fri gate from Spain, and Scorpion Sloi.ip of - War frbm Lisbon. It is not known that either of these Ships • have brought any intelli7erce crf importarite: Arrived the ilambro'Brig - fionta, - and the Arne ; tie= Brig Altatross, Captain Ant.toCn, both Item 1-Teneriffe, laden with wines,'for orders. - - enz'ilie. LODOAT GAZETTE, oa. 9:6, 1808. Offlee, 0 25, I'N)EI 7, • CPPy of a Letter from Vice-Ail:64A Lord Coiling.wo&P . Cominander in Chief of His Ikla:iesty's Ships and Vessels rn the - Mediterraffean, to the Hon. IV. IV, Pole; dated on I board the Oce4n, off Cape.Paltas , , the sth of Sept. t Bo& SI R, - ,;•.° ! I incroe, for the in farnation of the Lords Coni rnissioners' of the Admiralty, twO - Letters . whtch I haVe ; rlceiVed froth Capt. Stewart', of His Majesty's Ship the SeahorSe . , (lilted the 6th And sib of July, giving an account 'Of l'!kt haling fallen in with a large Ir'forkish Frigate and Corviitte on the evening of the sthof that month, off the Island of Scopolo, and,• after a severe action,"taketi the liadere 'bider, a Turkish 'Frigate, of fifty-two guns and: five hundred hien :—the Corvette was not seen in the Morning. The - 6aMple which Capt. Stewart has given in this action of gallantry and of skill ; by which his own Ship was,so well preserved, while his opponent_ was ruined, must be highly gratifying to their Lord. ships, and marks the highest state of discipline of his Ship, and the ability of the °dicers who con ducted it.: inclose also a Letter from Capt.. Hepenstall, of his Majesty's Skop Kingsfisher, of the Q7th of June, informing me he. had • captured a French Letter of Marque, the Hercule, of twelve guns and fifty-seven men, oft the Coast of Caramania._ I am, &F. COLONGWOOD. • }Li Majesty's Ship Seahorse, offSkyro, MY LORD, July 6, ISoS. • I have,_tiie honour to inform your Lordship, that yesterday evening we obierved two Turkish Men of War and a . Galley coming round the East end of the Island of 'Seopolo, towards which we immediately made sail. On coming near enough to make out that they were both single decked ships, I deter mined to bring them to action, haviiig every confi dence in the Officers :Ina Crew df this ship. The action begat) at half past nine'," the e `f urks•going a little off the wind under easy sail, and continually endeaveuring to run us on board ; indeq,l'early saw that their chief attention Was dire6ted to, this objeEt, and as the largeSt • ship . appeared of great force and full of men, I kept this ship' in a positiOn riot to be, boarded. At ten o'clock, olosrving a good oppor tunity of more particularly attacking •the small ship , to advantage, we dropped aldngside of her, and after a quarter of an hour's hot fire, at half pistol-shot dis tance, her fire having totally ceased, we left her in a, state of the greatest distress and confusion, with her sails mostly down, and just before we' had left her she_ had'partially blown up forward. By this time the large frigate, which, from having fallen a - little to leeward, had not 'been able to assisther consort,, had again got pretty •close up, and the naloll be tween us soon recotnmenced; still so obstinate was the resistance of the Turks, that it was not till a quarter past one we' 'endered :her a motionless wreck. As . they now wOuldnoither.answer nor fire, I conceived it most prudent; - knowing'the cha rafter of the people, to wait for davliht, to send on board her. At daylight; observing her colours upon the stump of the 11 , 12-,en mast, we poured a broadside into her stern,when she struck,' and [bad the pleasure to take possession of_ the liadere Zaf-: fer, a very fine Frigate of the largest dimensions, carrying fifty-two 'long brass guns, - twenty-four pounders on the main -deck, except — two which are' forty-'rwo pounders, and, twelve-pounders on the quartr deck and foreastle. She had a comple ment. of 500'.tneu, and 'was commanded by Captain Scanderli Kichtic Alli, who, I am informed, was only pfei'ented by hi's own people from blowing her . , up, Her loss in kilted and wounded is prodigious,. ft3'sk anti'•l es wonechel ; ours comparatitely small,'lii•e killed and' ten w , itinded: Our mizen.' mast fell soont'after the action, which is the greatest injurr' we' htWe: sustained. The` other ship - was named the "Alts Pezan, carte,;•io&' tWeirty4oUr thir teen-pounderi• and two monars, commatided by Captain Dardv ° ardi Ante with a complement of two' hundred and thirty men. I understand' they 'took most of therrien out of the Galley before the and sent her away. • HaVing now, my Lord:, givert'ynti details of this•affair, there onlv - rethairt's the pleakiantoffice recommending to pOl the officers Paid ship's corn pansy, who, during a tedious night aetion, where Much depended upon working the p;:i as well as the behavedin'a'matmer to command toy utmost gratitude.' The disparity of force,. 4.vitlf the loss in the enemy's Ships, will . prove the greatness of their exertions, to which I shall acid, that thirty men were absent from the Ship. Mr. DoWnie, the First Lieu tenant, is :an,Ottieer of merit, .ability, and experi ence; and I beg - strongly to recoU'unenl him to yOur Lordshin's pfateClion for promotion. Mr. Lester, Master's:Mate, who has . pfisect, is also very' desierving•of promotion.. ThOmas Holly, Gunner's- Mate,' and an excellent man, acted as - Gunner; - and, from his conduet, is very desbrving of such a situation. • I am now proceeding with the prize' for any port I can get first into amongst th,.lant.ls, as it is with diflicu;ty we can keep her above ‘..rater. I have the honot* to be; (Signed) JOH 7 : STEWART. Theßight Hen. Lord Collitgwood, Conunandyr ir. Chief, &c. • - On board lii,s Majeity'e Sloop Kingsfisher, off tbi:. Coast of Car:nozinia, Cape I3;ane bearing -N.W. bylN,' tin leagues, lune 27, 1t3,8.. MY LORD, It is with great pleasure I have the honcrur to in form yon, that, at daylight this morning, I saw a large Sail in the "S.W. which 1 immediately went in chace of, and, with the assistance t)f the sweeps, the wind being very light, at twelve o'clock I had the satisfa&ion of arriving IT within gnn-shot of the chace, who had' hoisted French' coiours, when I commenced firing on her, which situ returned very warmly, and, after a . running tight of one hour, she struck. She proves to be Le Hercule, II very fine new French Ship Letter of Marque, with a cargo of cotton on board, from Aleppo and Cy prus, bound to Marseilles or Genoa, armed with twelve guns, eighteens, twelves, and eghts; man ned with fifty-seven men ; commanded by Mons. Oerotne Cavassa, a Member of the Legion of Ho nour. I am, happy in being able to say that I have every reason to be pleased with tbe steady excellent condo d displayed by Mr. R. Standish, First Liute nant,r-the -other Officers, and Ship's Company on thii occasion. t had but one man slightly wounded, but • suffered. very much - the yards and running rigging; the enemy had one man killed and thc,e wounded. • I ha ► e the honour to be a . W. .HEPENSTALL. Vice-Adniiral Lord 'o4lllgwbod, &c. Airgirciity 7 :o9 ce, 067. 25, 1808. , . Copy Of another Letter. trom Vice-Admiral Lord Collin(- wood, to the Hon William Wellesley Pole, dated on bard the Ocean, at Sea, the ist of September, tBOB. • SIR , I . have the pleasure to. ineose, tO be laid befOre my Lords Comaissioners of the Admiralty; the copy.W a letter transmitted to me by Vice Admiral Thornbroagh from Captain . Rosenhagen, of his Majesty's ship .the Volag ,, , giving' an account of that ship having captured, on the 4;8t1) of July last, the, French Brig of war 'Requin, of sixteen guns (pie: c m ! for eighteen) conuminded by the Captain of Frigate Berar,. i;vith a complement of one hundred and eight men., . AS this Vessel is represented to be nearly new, and fit for his-Majesty's Service, I proposed causing. her to be taken iuto it, if she is found so • on survev. I also transmit .a Letter, with its incloSure, which 1 have received •from the' Hon. Captain Duncan, of his Majesty's Ship Porcupine, who, on several tbr rn6r occasions has praised, in the highest terms, the ability and zeal evinced by Lieut. Price; in conduct ing similar successful enterpfizes against the Enemy. I am, &c. COLLING WOOD. His Majesty's Ship Volage, Agincourt. SIR, Sound, Sth Aug. 408. I- have the honour to inform you, that I arrived here yesterday morning with Le Requin French Brig, of sixteen guns, and one hundred and eight men, which I had the good fortune to, fall in with in the morning of the.2.Bth• ult. a little to the north ward ot.Corsica, and'captured her, after'a hard chace.,- of nine, hours, in which her boats, boom, and an chors were thrown overboard. She is commanded' by _Capitaine de'Fregate Bdi rar,Meinber.of the Legion of Honour, and had left Ajaccio only the morning before we fell in with her, having put in thereon her way from Algie rs t o Tonfon,, with three Prizes taken_ on her passage.. She is a very tine Brig, pierced for. eighteen guns, built at Rochefort only fourteen mouths .S;nee, and. is the same which the Wizard engaged some time The number of prisoners I have on board will : make it necess4tv' for ale to go to Malta ; hutl-shaii return to my station without. delay. .I..have. the honour to be, titc. . (Sgined) 0.14: .i. ROSENHAGEN. Vice. Admiral Thornbrough, ecc. , Two of the Brig's Prizes belonged to the Lavinik and Spartan, who.e crews were recaptured. • His Majesty's Ship Porcupine, at Sea, MY LORD, fuiy 14, 180 g. I have the honour to inform Yew - , Lordship, 'that on the morning _6l,the 9th instant, being off Mount• Circello, on the Coast of 'Romania, I obserVed two French Gun-boats, with a Merchant Vessel un der convoy, going alongshore to the NAlestward as the Ship was becalmed, I sent Lieutenant Price with the. Boats in pursuit of them ; after a row of eight hours in a hot sun, he droVe the latter on, shore, and forced the G an -b oats to ta k e shelter un der the batteries of Port Dango. At this time,, seeing three' very strspicions Vessels coming down with a fresh breeze from the Westward, I was: obliged to recal him ; but before we could cut them off, they also •got into the same harbour. Ne)ft Morning I Observed that one of them, a large Polacre Ship, lay further our than the others, and having re- connoitred, thoright it possible to take her ; I was the mere induced to try it, from a -wish to give a cheek to the Trade- along this Coast, which they think from their numerous batteries they can carry 'on . without mole Station. As soon as it was 'dark . the. Boats went,in,lulder the Command of Li eu t enant Price, and, from under-the heaviest fire• I. ever savg, bfoujit her ouf. She carries eight long six-pounder pus, and had on 'board between twenty and thirty= men, from Hieres kay, hand to Naples, vith When I consider 'that thi; vessel was moored to a beach, lined with French sOldiers, within, pistol shot of two batteries and a tower, and of three Gun boats, carrying each a .twentv-four pounder ',lurk, thirty men ; that from. the bating winds she was an hour.and twenty minutes before she got out of range of grape, and that the enemy were at first, ,perfeetly prepared for the attack, I cannot find • Words to express my admiration at the intrepid con dud of all the Officers and Seamen and Marines 'employed in it. . _ I am sure that the services of Lieutenr,. , t Price, he having been- inure thaut thirty times in . aaiou with the boats of this Ship since Oaober last, and his sufferings on this occasion, being severely wounded on the head and right leg, will be a sut ficient excuse tor mfrequesfing, in -the strongest terms, that your Lordship will recommend this gal-: hint Officer to the consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty. Inclosed are the names of the Officers employed in the boats, and a list-of the wounded, all of whorh, I am happy to say, aro . likelrto do well ; fortunate.. ly we had none killed. I arn, &c. HENRY DUNCAN, Captain. The Right lion. Lord_ Collingwood, Vice-Admiral - of the Red, Commander in Chief: 7 ' ''' ' • Names of the Officers employed in the Boats of His Majes ty's Ship Porcupine, on the night of, the loth of July, 1808. ;George Price, First Lieutenant ; Francis Smith, (2) Second' Lieutenaut; fame4.f;Renwick, Lieutenant of Royal i‘ta... tines ; Messrs. tarry, Featherstone, Wilkes, Adams and Butler, Midshipmen ; Mr. Anderson; Captain's Clerk. List of the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, wounded in the Bottis of His Majesty's Ship Porcupine, on the night (4 . the loth of !lily, 1808. Lieutenant George Price, severely. john O'Brien Butler, Midstrpman, severely. john Campb e ll, S econ d M aiter 'S - Mate, ditto. tames Lewis, Able, ditto. Joseph Ger main, ordinary, ditto. Edward Edwards, Able, sl ghtly, lames Rogers, Private of Marines, severely. William Mitchell, Private of Marines, slightly. (Signed) HENRY DUNCAN. Admiralty-Office, Oa. 25, 1808. Vice-Admiral Vashou, Commander-in-Chief at Leith, has minsmitted to the fionour4ble William Wellesley Pole two leiters from Captains &ugh and Dix; of his Majesty's Sloops Clio and Cygnet, of which the following are copies His Naisty's Sloop Clio ' Leith Roads, 1308. SIR, I beg leave ro infortn you, that, on the 21st ult. while c,t - aizing of F . :CC:R.Or°, I captured a smart S